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Roger de Montgomery - was born in 1022, lived in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England and died on 27 Jul 1094 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England .
He was the son of Roger de Montgomery and Josceline de Ponteaudemer.
Roger married Mabel Talvas de Alencon in 1048 while living in Perche, France.
Mabel was born about 1026, lived in Alencon, Eure, France.
She was the daughter of William Talvas de Alencon II and Helie de Bourgogne.
She died on 2 Dec 1079 in Bures Castle .
Roger -
Earl of Arundel & S
The symbol of advance into Wales was the castle which Earl Roger built at Montgomery, a typical motte and bailey, of which the earthworks still survive. To distinguish it from the later stone castle built at Montgomery by Hubert de Burgh, it came to be known as Hen Domen Castle- the old mound. It was a key point in the natural communication into mid-Wales, and beyond that westwards to Ceredigion. The gains which Earl Roger and his commanders made were compact and, with the exception of Arwystli, did not drive deeply into Wales, but they extended over a long stretch of the frontier.
'Oft on the mouldering Keep by night Earl Roger takes his stand, With the sword that shone at Hastings' fight, Firm grasped in his red, right hand ! '
This is how an ancient poem begins about Roger de Montgomery who it was believed had fought alongside Duke William at Hastings. In fact Roger de Montgomery wasn't at the Battle of Hastings, but was left at home to look after Normandy for William while he was in England. He contributed greatly to the invasion force and was to be richly rewarded for his loyal services.
Earl Roger de Montgomery founded the Arundel Castle on Christmas Day 1067. It was after King William had held his Christmas Court at Gloucester and awarded Montgomery the Earldom, that he ordered him to build a castle on the Arun to protect the inland reaches. Roger de Montgomery was already an extremely powerful man in his native Normandy and had been a close friend of William's since William was a teenager as he was his cousin. He was present at the Council of Lillebonne in 1066, and agreed to contribute 60 ships to aid the invasion plans of England. He returned with William from Normandy in 1067 and he was summoned to attend Chrismas at Gloucester with the king where he was awarded his honours as one of William's most trusted men.
Earl Roger was succeeded at Arundel by his son, Robert, known as Robert de Belleme.
John Fitzalan of Clun, who had married Hugh de Albini's daughter Isobel, acquired the Castle and Honour of Arundel. The Fitzalan's were to hold the castle in an almost uninterrupted line until 1555 when Mary Fitzalan, last of the family, married Thomas, 4th Duke of Norfolk, thereby carrying Arundel into the Howard family where it remains to this day.
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Robert de Belleme was born about 1039 in Perche, France and died in 1119 .
See #4. below.
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Arnulph de Montgomery was born before 1074 in St. Germain Montgomery, Normandy, France.
Arnulph married Lafracoth O'Brien.
Lafracoth was born before 1076 in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
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Maude de Montgomery was born about 1041 in Mortaigne, Normandie, France and died in 1107 .
Maude married Count Robert de Mortaigne before 1058.
Count Robert was born about 1037 in Mortaigne, Normandie, France.
He was the son of Harlevin de Conteville and Herleva de Falaise.
He died on 8 Dec 1090 in France .
See de Conteville family for children.
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Roger "The Poitevin" Montgomery was born about 1058, lived in March, Poitou, France and died after 1102 .
See #5. below.
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Sybyl de Montgomery was born about 1066, lived in St. Germain, Mntgm, Normandy, France.
Sybyl married Robert Fitzhammon about 1084 while living in Normandie, France.
Robert was born about 1070 in East Chester, England.
He died on 10 Mar 1107 .
See Fitzhammon family for children.
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Hen Domen Castle
as it may have appeared in the early 13th century Illustration by Peter Scholefield
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Arundel Castle
West Sussex, England
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